DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) by DeepSeek or Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) by Google? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24): 4.7% more intelligence, 42.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 385.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.5 | 8.9 | +4.7% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 4.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $25.37 | $14.68 | −42.1% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 42.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.89s | 57.75s | +385.7% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 385.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.32 / $0.89 | $0.02 / $0.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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